Resistance To Liberalism Justified

To What Extent is Resistance to Liberalism Justified?
By: Joshua V.
During the 18th and 19th Century, a revolutionary ideology known as Classical Liberalism began to come to fruition. This ideology was centered around the importance of the individual rather than the greater good of society. This was a stark contrast to the worldviews of those previous; where the ideals of a hierarchy and the ultimate power of a monarchy were much more common and accepted. Classical Liberalism arose as a response to the ongoing urbanization of the Industrial Revolution. However; The principles of Classical liberalism were not without flaws. Due to the decreased level of control exerted on individuals, many business practices such as child slavery and horrid

Originally platformed by Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin took control of the communist party in 1924 when Lenin died of a stroke. Communist ideals were heavily in opposition to classical liberal values; Whereas Liberalism stressed the importance of the individual, Communism sought to better the greater good of society by stripping many of the individual rights and freedoms of citizens. Communism revoked the class structure of society and created a universal equality for all. This equality came with a price however. Any who opposed the communist rule were assassinated in order to keep order within society. Joseph Stalin took this matter to the extreme during an event known as the Great Purge. The Great Purge, also known as The Great Terror, began in 1936 and concluded in 1938. During these two years, millions of people were murdered and sent to labour camps in Siberia for opposing the Communist party and the ultimate dictator, Stalin himself. In some cases, even those who did not oppose the regime were killed. Sergey Kirov was a very popular member of the communist party and Stalin saw this as a possible threat to his ultimate power. As a result, Stalin order Kirov to be executed. Stalin furthered his violation of individual rights by introducing the NKVD who worked closely with the russian secret police force. One of the primary goals of the secret police was to search out dissidents who were not entirely faithful to the communist regime. This violation of privacy caused histeria en mass in the Soviet Union and millions were killed as a result. The Soviet union resisted liberalism to such an extreme that it resulted in the deaths of millions of people, leading to some of the darkest days in russian